Glycemic Effects of Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy: The Heart and Estrogen/progestin Replacement Study: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

  1. Alka M. Kanaya, MD;
  2. David Herrington, MD, MHS;
  3. Eric Vittinghoff, PhD;
  4. Feng Lin, MS;
  5. Deborah Grady, MD, MPH;
  6. Vera Bittner, MD, MSPH;
  7. Jane A. Cauley, DrPH; and
  8. Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, MD
  1. From University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, and University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California; Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; and University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
    1. Figure. Impaired fasting glucose was indicated by a serum glucose level of 6.0 to 6.9 µmol/L (110 to 125 mg/dL).
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      Figure. Impaired fasting glucose was indicated by a serum glucose level of 6.0 to 6.9 µmol/L (110 to 125 mg/dL). The flow diagram of the Heart and Estrogen/progestin Replacement Study.

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